CMS new student enrollment now open
New student enrollment for the 2014-15 school year for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools opened Oct. 7 and will run until Dec. 6 for students and families interested … [Read more...]

Fall festival, craft fair and more at Pineville UMC
Pineville United Methodist Church will host a fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event, geared toward kids, will … [Read more...]

10.24.13
Thursday
Trip to Uwharrie Vineyards, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Area residents can take a trip to Uwharrie Vineyards in Albemarle. People interested in attending should meet at the Belle … [Read more...]

With five of his top seven scorers gone from last season’s team, you’d think South Mecklenburg boys basketball coach John Fitch would be preparing himself for a down season.
But that’s far from … [Read more...]

Christie Mitchell knew she had her work cut out for her when stepped in as the coach of South Mecklenburg girls’ basketball team in 2011.
But Mitchell had a plan, and as she enters her third … [Read more...]

My dad was brilliant at designing things. He could take out a white sheet of paper and invent something that never existed before.
Back in the early 60s my dad fabricated three stainless steel … [Read more...]

I’m part of the sandwich generation. I have a mother, age 91, who lives with me. I also have a 17-year-old Pomeranian.
On the other side, my 28-year-old daughter still lives at home with me. My 25- … [Read more...]

In March 2011, two of my state House colleagues and I filed a bill – at the request of then-CMS superintendent Peter Gorman – that would have given Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools the authority to adopt … [Read more...]